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I had the honor of interviewing Sean Glaze, founder of Great Results Teambuilding. He is keynote speaker and facilitator working with team leaders to build more positive and profitable workplace cultures with improved communication and accountability. He is also an author of several training programs and books including his best seller “Staying Coachable” and “Winning Teammates”.

Creating a high-performance culture is like solving a challenging puzzle. It's tricky, but exciting! To truly empower employees, companies invest in their development, equipping them with the right tools and skills to make meaningful decisions. This creates a sense of ownership and accountability that leads to higher engagement and productivity. So how do you cultivate a culture that inspires and empowers, driving innovation and growth? I had the honor of interviewing Sean Glaze, founder of Great Results Teambuilding. He is keynote speaker and facilitator working with team leaders to build more positive and profitable workplace cultures with improved communication and accountability. He is also an author of several training programs and books including his best seller “Staying Coachable” and “Winning Teammates”. Sean shared insights on the challenges and opportunities around team building to impact organization culture. He also outlined why it is important for business leaders to stay coachable to wanting to be better and being willing to change. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Teambuilding opportunities in post-pandemic and current economic challenges • Impact of personal development and staying coachable for corporate performance • Approach to leadership development during hybrid workplace environment • .... many more...

Business Strategist who is a leading innovator within brand development can provide businesses with a competitive edge. By staying at the forefront of marketing trends and technologies, a Business Strategist can help businesses identify new opportunities and develop strategies that are ahead of the curve. I had the honor of interviewing Sashka Regina. She’s an edutainer, author, and speaker, serving creative visionaries in the lifestyle market. She is also an author of “Soul’d Out: A Guide to Finding Your life Purpose” and host of “Future Forward Hub” podcast. Sashka provided valuable insights on the challenges that brands and organizations currently face, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead. She detailed a process for developing both business and brand strategies that can confer a competitive advantage. Additionally, she highlighted the significant impact that a brand can have on an organization's growth, as well as on its people and processes.

For leaders, communication skills are the cornerstone of their business performance. Without clear and effective communication, a leader may as well be speaking in a foreign language to their team. But with top-notch communication skills, they'll be able to articulate their vision and rally the troops to achieve great results. So invest in your communication skills, and watch as your leadership and business performance soar to new heights. I had the honor of interviewing Lauren Sergy. She is a keynote speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. She is an author of The Handy Communication Answer Book and UNMUTE!: How to Master Virtual Meetings and Reclaim Your Sanity. She also taught business communication courses at the University of Alberta and Concordia University of Edmonton. She’s been a guest expert on television and radio news programs in both Canada and the US.” Lauren shared insights on how post-pandemic workspaces are re-tooling for both in-office and remote work arrangements. She also explains how conversing via videoconference is different from in-person interactions, and it gets even trickier when some people are in-person while others are on-screen. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Impact of leadership and communication skills on organization performance • Communication, Persuasion & Influence, Public Speaking & Presentation Skills • Impact on business performance, productivity, and scalability • Future of work, workplace communication, virtual communication • .... many more.

As a business professional, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll be required to participate in negotiations from time to time, regardless of your job title or industry. In fact, chances are that you already participate in negotiations more often than you realize. Leadership skills are essential to any negotiation because successful outcomes happen more often when you can create a win-win situationfor both parties. I had the honor of interviewing Lynn Price. She is a keynote speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. She is also an attorney with over 20 years of experience and an author of best-selling “Negotiate It! How to Crush Your Fears, Develop Your Negotiation Muscle, and Gain Power in the Workplace.” Lynn shared insights on current challenges for business leaders and opportunities ahead. She also outlined myths around the negotiation process, how to improve your skills and how to create win-win workplace environment for all. She also walks us thru on her unique approach of 3R’s and how to get better at negotiating skills. https://lynnpriceconsulting.com/

The pandemic underscores the urgency for a more dynamic talent and work model. Human-resources leaders can help by focusing on identity, agility, and scalability. You will need strategy to equip your leaders so they can retain the talent of great employees and improve the profit of your organization. I had the honor of interviewing Tom Goodlet, owner of Two Penny Consulting and Two Penny Publishing. He is an international speaker, pastor, consultant, and best-selling author of 4 books: Blind Potential, MentorU, ReFocus and MentorUS. He is also host of “Potentialist Podcast” Tom shared insights on current challenges for business leaders and opportunities ahead. He also outlined workplace challenges and how to understand how technology impacts stress and brain health. He also describes how to train leaders to help others at the workplace to improve retention and productivity. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Impact of leadership training on organization performance • Talent development, acquisition, retention process • Impact on performance, productivity, and scalability • .... many more... http://twopennyconsulting.com/

Today’s strategic imperatives, like digital transformation, customer centricity, and culture of innovation, all depend on new ways of problem-solving and collaboration that harness the creative potential of your people. B Corporations are recognized as a force for good, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. The B Corp global community includes nearly 5,000 businesses in 77 countries and 153 industries. Becoming a B Corp may not be right for every organization, but for many it is proving a successful way to grow their business and attract top talent I had the honor of interviewing Tim Jones, founder of Grow Good. He is an international speaker on B Corporation and certification. He is an author of “To B or Not to B? – The What, Why & How of B Corp Certification” and podcast host of “The B Better Podcast” Tim shared insights on why business leaders need to consider B Corp and its impact on organization culture. He described the process of B Corp certification and what it takes to complete and maintain certification. https://growgood.co/

Over the last decade, leaders have had to deal with one disruptive challenge after another. The accelerating rate of digitalization and technological advancement has increased complexity in every industry. If you find yourself overwhelmed by a complex task or unable to prioritize many tasks, it can help to develop perspective. A new perspective allows you to gain clarity and be a more effective leader at work. I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Domenico Lepore, founder of Intelligent Management Inc. He is an international expert and innovator in the field of systems-based management. He is also an author of several books; his recent publication is “Moving the Chains”: An operational solution for embracing complexity in the Digital age Dr. Domenico shared insights on why old business models and leadership approach will not work to deal with current complexities of economic challenges. He also describes how processes and strategies developed many years ago will help organizations to achieve their current and future objectives. He outlined an effective management methodology; he has developed an innovative approach to organizational design based on network theory called the ‘Network of Projects’. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:09 - The biggest changes 06:27 - How are leader's dealing with changes? 09:00 - Embracing and harnessing complexity 18:59 - Cutting costs 24:01 - Evolving though process 30:22 - Failure vs Change 34:40 - Technological maturity 39:52 - Domenico's Journey 47:38 - The suitable organizations 50:49 - Mr. Lepore's two cents

Aligning people with the business strategy is challenging but necessary. Business leaders are required to be influential in the organization and create an environment where others can maximize their efforts, reach their goals and work towards business strategy. One powerful way to achieve your objectives is to mentor team members and others. I had the honor of interviewing Carson Pue from Quadrant Leadership. He is an executive mentor and often called upon by C-Suite leaders to serve as their thinking catalyst for tough strategic situations that define the impact and legacy of their organizations. He is also an author of Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Calling, Character and Competency and three other titles. Carson shared insights on current leadership challenges and opportunities. We had a discussion on the impact of current disruption on leadership teams and workplace environment. He also shared his experience from recent conferences, discussions with other leaders and the impact of organization culture. http://quadrantleadership.net/

Aligning people with the business strategy is challenging but necessary. Business leaders are required to be influential in the organization and create an environment where others can maximize their efforts, reach their goals and work towards business strategy. One powerful way to achieve your objectives is to mentor team members and others. I had the honor of interviewing Carson Pue from Quadrant Leadership. He is an executive mentor and often called upon by C-Suite leaders to serve as their thinking catalyst for tough strategic situations that define the impact and legacy of their organizations. He is also an author of Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Calling, Character and Competency and three other titles. Carson shared insights on current leadership challenges and opportunities. We had a discussion on the impact of current disruption on leadership teams and workplace environment. He also shared his experience from recent conferences, discussions with other leaders and the impact of organization culture. http://quadrantleadership.net/

Businesses leaders this year have many new challenges—and with them new opportunities. While some are figuring out the ideal number of days on-site, others are hosting engaging workplace events. While some are figuring out what to do with unused office space, others are figuring out how to set up hot desking. One thing is certain though: businesses are redefining their workplace strategy. I had the honor of interviewing Connie Steels, Co-Founder and Principal of Flywheel Associates, a business strategy, marketing, and operations consultancy and future of work think tank. she is an author of “Building the Business of you” and have been working with F500, scale-ups and start-up companies, she focuses on helping clients breakthrough business inertia by putting strategy into action. https://www.flywheelassociates.com/ She shared insights on What does the future of work look like, and what does it mean to be fluid and build a fluid organization. She also describes on What does the impending generational shift in leadership mean for your organization (e.g., culture, process, mindset, operations, communication). Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Impact of recent disruption on workplace strategy • Importance of relationship building in hybrid environment • Process of developing workplace strategy and execution • Building future-proof career and how to implement it. • .... many more... Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:56 - Changing wants 06:11 - Understanding your people 09:55 - Voice of your employees 13:41 - Equity Inclusion 19:30 - Communication, a foundational skill 25:13 - Work/life integration 34:12 - Tough Discussion 40:58 - Building The Business of You 47:04 - Connie's Journey 57:26 - Connecting with Connie 58:47 - Outro

Successful leaders know how to have an impact. Great leaders know how to inspire. Leadership communicationis one ofthe most important factors that influences business success. It has a clear and critical impact on an organization’s bottom line. According to Connected Leadershipstudy for 2021, although86% of executives use social media, many spend time on these channels in a haphazard way that doesn’t tie back to their objectives. Just showing up without a plan doesn’t work on social media if you’re a leader trying to deliver true business value. I had the honor of interviewing Kevin Knebl. He is The Most Recommended Business Speaker in the World among over 281,298 Business Speakers Worldwide and has 1930+ individually hand-written, client Recommendations worldwide. He is coauthor of the “The Social Media Sales Revolution” and contributing author of "Learn Marketing with Social Media in Seven Days". https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinknebl/ We had discussion on many interesting topics business growth and leadership development. He shared insights on importance of effective communication skills in both online and offline environment. He also describes how to build relationships with different communication expectations on different social media platforms. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:10 - Shift from Offline to Online 06:18 - Drawing the line between casual and professional 10:36 - Knowing your clientele 13:38 - Simplifying challenges 18:24 - Understanding ROI 21:07 - Principles vs Strategies 24:36 - Delivering Sincere Value 31:32 - Branding people 35:09 - Doing your best 35:09 - Logic of trust 42:12 - Scaling trust 46:41 - Value generator 52:49 - Mr. Knebl 56:01 - The hardest part 58:46 - Connecting with Kevin 01:01:15 - Succeeding every time 01:01:58 - Outro

Organizations must continually adapt to survive in today’s competitive market. No matter what business you’re in, your organization is likely going through some sort of change – whether it’s a change in leadership, a change in direction, or a change in product offerings. The future of work and economic situations are still very much in flux and only the most agile, adaptable businesses will continue to thrive amidst all this ongoing change. Managing change throughout your organization does not need to be stressful. Having the right processes and tools can help. I had the honor of interviewing Cheryl Benedict, founder of MORF Consulting. She is an author of The Wisdom of Transition - Navigating Change at Work and won the Sound Advice Book Award for Best New Author 2020. She designed/facilitated/delivered various leadership development programs for many organizations such as Colorado water professionals, Merrick & Company. She’s been a frequent presenter at the various national and regional conferences. https://www.morfconsulting.com/ We had discussion on many interesting topics around leadership challenges, opportunities and impact of recent disruption. She shared insights on her transition model and various obstacles and challenges to expect along the way. She also explains step by step approach on how to avoid blind spots during change and transition in organization. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:11 - Challenges faced by business professionals. 04:25 - Why is change daunting? 08:28 - Changing roles 10:14 - Taking care of your "People" 14:43 - Saving YOUR energy 20:22 - MINDset 26:30 - Who is Cheryl? 31:33 - Gut Sense 36:39 - The only three changes you need. 40:10 - Connecting with Cheryl 41:01 - Outro

One of a leader’s most critical responsibilities is fostering an environment of trust. Trust is earned currency in every relationship. It builds human connection and provides the foundation for stability, meaning, and growth. Working in a high-trust work environment improves employee engagement, well-being, and psychological safety. But how do you get that trust — and how do you get it back if you’ve lost it? I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Darryl Stickel, founder of Trust Unlimited. He is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience focused on Trust. His PhD "Building Trust in Hostile Environments" from Duke University established his unique and practical approach to Building Trust. He worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and has taught his methods at universities and in Boardrooms around the world. https://trustunlimited.com/ Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Importance of building trust in teams and organization • Current disruption impact of trust on communication and relationships • Impact of remote work environment on trust and leadership development • Process and strategies to build trust in hostile environments • .... many more... Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction. 02:25 - What is Trust? 12:33 - How important is Trust? 25:46 - Trust, over the generations. 28:02 - Building Trust in your team. 32:41 - Advantages of a trusting environment. 39:05 - Trust and Problem Solving 42:10 - Trust in hostile environments. 45:48 - Creating a trusting relationship with your kids. 52:44 - Creating an "environment" at work. 56:19 - Connecting with Darryl. 57:46 - A simple advice. 58:43 - Outro.

Building a successful company isn’t just about growth –it’s about scale. And growing a business can be a complex challenge that touches every area of the firm, presenting obstacles that test even highly experienced leaders. One of most critical area is sales where business leaders always struggle, and it requires a robust sales team, sales process and buyer focus sales funnel. I had the honor of interviewing Peter Strohkorb, an author of Smarketing – Sell smarter not harder and The One Team Method – How sales and marketing collaboration can boost big business. He is a thought leader and has been coaching and training business leaders to achieve desire growth to scale their companies. Peter shared insights on revenue growth, scaling a company and building sales process. He outlined impact of recent disruption on sales process in both in person and/or in online communication. And he also provides details on process to build buyer focus sales funnel and his assessment tools to discover opportunities for business growth. https://peterstrohkorb.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 03:56 - Buyer/Sales Focus. 09:07 - Common problems with the sales process. 17:02 - Challenges of growing your sales team 23:07 - Building a sales process 27:40 - Selling yourself through others 30:28 - Mistakes and Consequences 32:11 - Following up 40:01 - Intriguing engagement 46:04 - Virtual vs In Person effectiveness 49:55 - Peter Strohkorb, Building Relationships. 58:09 - Reaching Peter 58:26 - Assessing your Sales Funnel 01:02:41 - Outro

One of the biggest challenges of being a leader is communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders. As a leader, your communication determines your success. That’s how you accomplish your goals and plans every single day. And considering complexity of recent disruption, even the most competent leaders can sometimes have difficulties on communicating with their clients and teams. I had the honor of interviewing Kendall Haven from StoryStreetUSA. He is an author of 35 fiction & nonfiction books most of them around communication. He has delivered talks at 20 Federal Government departments/agencies, 30 corporations & organizations, 235 school districts. His two recent books are story Proof and Story Smart. Kendall shared insights on effective communication in both business and non-business environment. He explained science behind stories and art of communication. He also shared some of the common mistakes and its impact on organization and communication. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 02:40 - Discovering Story 13:02 - Making your story influential 20:01 - Engaging the audience 31:28 - Corporate story and the issues 35:21 - The change stories 42:02 - Expanding beyond the origin 47:37 - Takeaway Message 51:27 - Subconscious process of storytelling 54:09 - The relationship between Risk and Empathy 57:11 - Story of Haven 01:02:41 - Structural element of the story 01:12:45 - Get in touch 01:13:18 - Outro

Time in any organization is constant and irreversible. Nothing can be substituted for time. Worse, once wasted, it can never be regained. That’s why guarding your time and managing it well is crucial to your success. Leaders must make tough decisions when it comes to protecting, investing, saving, spending, and planning their time. The biggest challenge new leaders often face is knowing how to manage their day-to-day while showing up for their team Lack of daily structure has been major challenge to effective time management during pandemic, Elizabeth Saunders I had the honor of interviewing Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Time Management Coach and Remote Work Expert. She is an author of Divine Time Management, How to Invest Your Time Like Money and The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment. She has been featured on Harvard Business Review, Time, Forbes NBC and many others. Elizabeth shared insights on effective time management challenges and how to overcome these obstacles in current hybrid work environments. She explained process of building daily structure and to-do lists. She also shared many tools and resources for time management and also help your teams to get better at managing their time. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - How to get the time? 05:36 - Dealing with Distraction 11:36 - Disengaging Social Media 13:57 - Structuring your day 16:57 - The Reactive Tasks 19:08 - Optimizing your schedule 23:32 - Managing Time and Team 27:57 - Is it Having time or managing time? 33:54 - Sticking to your habits 35:42 - Who is Elizabeth exactly? 38:20 - Tips for staying on top of your game 42:01 - How to connect? 44:11 - Outro

We’ve all been talking about uncertainty since the late 1980’s, dealing with uncertainty has been recognized as one of our most significant leadership challenges. But the level of uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic is unprecedented in scope and brings with it profound implications for our organizations. Under high levels of uncertainty and pressure, behind every great team stands a leader who is not afraid to push the group to the limits of what they know they can do. I had the honor of interviewing Jay Paterno, President at Blue Line 409 LLC. - specializes in communications, public speaking/messaging & other ventures. Jay is well known football coach and in 2011 Rivals.com called him “Big 10's top QB Coach”. Jay is also best-selling author of “Paterno Legacy-Enduring Lessons from the Life and Death of My Father” and “Hot Seat – A year inside college football’s pressure cooker”. Jay shared insights on his father legacy, lessons learned and how these lessons can be applied to current business and leadership environments. Jay also explained leadership and personal development with sports teams, specially from football. Jay also shared his thoughts on impact from current disruption on education, business, and sports. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - How has leadership changed 04:02 - Sports, Business, and Discipline 07:29 - Progress and Performing 11:06 - Translating sports into business 14:32 - Dealing with criticism 15:41 - Social Challenges 19:32 - Coaching the New Generation 23:42 - Nike's Bold Stand 24:48 - Standing up for your passion and belief 28:37 - Motivating and coaching remotely 31:09 - Checking In 33:47 - Building Trust and Respect 35:35 - Conflicting ideas 41:37 - Jay's Journey 49:04 - Getting In Touch with Jay 51:06 - Outro

Business is changing faster than ever before – at such a pace and on a global scale that many companies struggle on how to respond. The COVID pandemic created unique problems and forced leaders to rethink almost everything. Inside their organizations, they need to motivate a diverse group of teams, work across organizational boundaries, improve efficiency and achieve growth. I had the honor of interviewing J. R. Klein from J.R. Global He is thought leader, speaker, and an author of “Global Business in age of Destruction and Distraction” and Global Business in age of Transformation” J.R. shared insights on impact of current disruption on global organizations and leadership teams. He also shares his research on speed of change in business and importance of failure for growth to scale. He also talked about importance of empathy and decision skills for leaders. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Importance of time sensitive decisions during disruption • Technology impact on speed of product and services to market • Impact current disruption on international market • Opportunities and challenges with recent disruptions • .... many more... https://www.jrglobal.co/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:18 - Challenges due to recent disruptions. 06:58 - Adapt and make a change. 20:01 - Mistakes, the good and the bad. 25:25 - Listening to the market. 30:14 - Legacy leaders vs Young leaders 34:19 - Re-Inventing Solutions 40:00 - Making mistakes in inclusive capitalism. 44:34 - Building good character 49:01 - Who is J.R. Klein? 59:31 - Getting your copy of the book. 01:02:26 - Some words of wisdom. 01:03:50 - Outro

As the world braces itself for an uncertain future with the global disruption and its economic aftermath, we’re reminded of the military’s term “VUCA” (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity), shorthand for describing just this kind of difficult environment To thrive in a VUCA world, leaders must connect, adapt and innovate. They also must be adept at adopting new roles, crafting new identities, and finding new meaning for themselves and those they lead. I had the honor of interviewing Craig Dowden. He is keynote speaker, coach, and author of international best-selling “Do Good To Lead Well”, regular contributor to Forbes, Financial Post, Financial Post and HuffPost. Craig shared insights on 6 pillars for building peak performance culture and positive leadership development teams and how priorities of these 6 pillars have changed recently as empathy became a lot more important. He also outlines challenges and opportunities for business leaders during current disruption and process to handle difficult decisions. https://craigdowden.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Effects of recent disruptions on businesses 07:32 - Keeping your focus 10:17 - Challenges of decentralized working environment 14:45 - Perks of working from home 17:17 - Remote employees and performance measurement 24:41 - Personal challenges faced by business leaders 29:10 - Business vs Employees 32:07 - Taking care of employees 35:00 - Having a positive mindset 36:53 - Being resilient vs Being a visionary 39:09 - A time to lead 42:48 - Relation between personal and business growth 46:12 - Overcoming personal challenges 47:19 - Different perspectives 53:46 - You are not alone, ask for help 56:34 - Contacting Craig 58:20 - Outro

If there was ever any doubt about the importance of a leader’s ability to navigate change, uncertainty, and disruption, recent pandemic made this necessity abundantly clear. Every great, disruptive innovation has been the result of strong and surefooted leaders pushing the limits and inspiring others to move forward. I had the honor of interviewing Sonia M. Miller, President at Surpass Your Limits. She is keynote speaker, coach, and author of international bestseller “The Attraction Distraction” and The Receive Method – 3 Steps Sonia shared insights on why only hard work is not enough to achieve your goals. She also talks about different skill sets required to experience lasting fulfillment. And she also shares 3-steps process to develop skills to implement receive method. https://surpassyourlimits.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:01 - Sonia's Approach to Challenges 03:13 - The Answers are within 06:01 - Why look inside? 10:51 - Opening your space 16:15 - The Narrow Focus 28:16 - Dealing with negativity 31:31 - Creative Inspiration 35:44 - Personal Development 43:04 - Why Hard Work Doesn't Work 44:11 - Sonia's Journey 46:42 - How to reach Sonia? 48:24 - Outro

Disruptive innovation is driving change across all industries and sectors of the economy. Part of the work of a leader is to influence—to teach, convince, and inspire those around them. Leadership and storytelling go hand-in-hand. In fact, leaders who lack the ability to leverage the power and influence of storytelling are missing the very essence of what accounts for compelling leadership to begin with – the story. I had the honor of interviewing Jussi Luukkonen. He is a keynote speaker, leadership coach and facilitator. He is also an author of “Digital Campfire”. Jussi shared insights on process of understanding false assumptions in building organization culture and implementing new perspectives. He also talks about leadership opportunities, digital literacy and impact of leaders when focus internally compare to externally. http://www.jussiluukkonen.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - Challenges for Leaders 04:37 - Changing Attitude 06:37 - Assumptions vs reality 09:51 - Geeting the right information 15:47 - Understanding Technology 18:57 - Technology and Revenue 24:34 - What are leaders afraid of? 28:01 - SWOT Analysis 30:32 - Changing coaching scenario 34:48 - Coaching your team 38:24 - Language as a tool 42:45 - Augmented Facilitation 48:57 - Covid and its aftermath 51:58 - Jussi's Works and How to reach him Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/i-dont-need-your-love License code: TM76ZZIXUUNSL6KS

Whether dealing with go-to-market strategy, transformation, or reacting to disruption, success depends upon the ability of the organization to smoothly translate plans into action. As leaders, our ability to deal with global disruption — whether it impacts our organization's supply chain, sales and distribution capability or cash flow — is regularly being tested I had the honor of interviewing Tony Malyk. He is a keynote speaker and business coach at Empowered Business Coaching. He is also an author of “Leaky Bucket of Profits”. Tony shared insights on process of building organization culture that creates growth environment. He also talks about leadership opportunities and how to discover blind spots during current workplace disruptions. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Importance of building KPI’s to increase profit Understanding story behind numbers and impact on profit Talent shortages, development, and engagement Opportunities and challenges with hybrid workplace .... many more... https://www.empoweredbusiness.ca/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:43 - Challenges faced by business leaders 03:11 - Effects of Inflation 05:00 - How to safeguard and improve profits? 18:28 - What’s causing the shortage of labour in Canada? 24:12 - Decrease in Investments 27:46 - Opportunities for Business’ 30:42 - Automation and Profits 33:27 - Remote vs OnSite Work 39:46 - How to get back on track 43:39 - Why business leaders don’t like to delegate responsibilities? And should they? 49:33 - Tony Malyk’s Journey 56:29 - How to connect with Tony? Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/alexander-plam/slowly

Welcome to the future of leadership and get ready to be brave! You lead in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, where new technologies, ways of working, and players regularly change the rules, and sometimes the game itself. There’s a lot of pressure in leadership, as anyone who’s helmed a business knows perfectly well. So how do you build a leadership team that rocks? I had the honor of interviewing Jim Knight. He is a keynote speaker, training, and development expert who teaches organizations of all sizes how to attain their own “rock star” status. He is the author of Leadership That Rocks and Culture That Rocks. He is also the host of the Thoughts That Rock podcast. Jim shared insights on process of building organization culture that creates growth environment. He also talks about leadership opportunities during current economic disruptions and skill sets required to overcome major challenges. https://www.knightspeaker.com/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:19 - What is culture? 03:45 - Insights into Business Culture 09:13 - Benefits of great culture to the business 11:30 - Challenges for building a team and culture 22:25 - Leadership That Rocks 25:28 - Making hard decisions 29:06 - Blind Spots and different perspectives on the business 33:23 - How to build a healthy culture? 35:42 - How t develop yourself, as a Business Leader? 40:08 - Jim Knight's Journey 45:03 - How to reach Jim Knight?

Why should you spend time paying attention to Cash Flow vs. other priorities? Cash is every company’s most important resource. No matter what you’re building, how high your valuation is, or how strong your business model seems, a few missteps in cash flow planning could shorten your runway—the amount of time your business has before it runs out of money. I had the honor of interviewing Chris Miles. He is the founder, cash flow expert, and podcast host at Money Ripples. He shared insights on the most common mistakes that cause cash flow forecast and management issues. He also shared his strategies and process to implement multiple streams of income to improve cash flow. #encompassbt #ITConsulting #ITStrategy #ITProcess #ITServices #Revenue #Toronto #Ontario #Payroll #Risks #Organiazation #leadership Here are some of the topics discussed in this video: Cash flow forecast and common mistakes Understanding cash management and options to improve Current market status and opportunities State of real estate market and options to explore .... many more... https://moneyripples.com/ 00:00 - Introduction 01:19 - Chris Miles 02:35 - Actual Streams of Passive Income 03:52 - Importance of Cash Flow 05:47 - Tips for Managing Cash Flow 12:22 - Building multiple passive income streams 18:31 - Different streams of investment 21:57 - Choosing the right investment 28:47 - How to find the right property? 30:32 - What about Florida, Texas, and Miami? 30:40 - Are they hard markets? 32:25 - Investments other than Real Estate 34:30 - The Chris Miles' Money Show 37:21 - Chris' Journey 44:04 - How to contact Chris Miles? 44:20 - Money Ripples 45:16 - Online Courses and workshops